 | Book 16 Chapter 8
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | evam uktaḥ sa bībhatsur mātulena paraṃtapaḥ
durmanā dīnamanasaṃ vasudevam uvāca ha
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| 2 | nāhaṃ vṛṣṇipravīreṇa madhubhiś caiva mātula
vihīnāṃ pṛthivīṃ draṣṭuṃ śaktaś ciram iha prabho
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| 3 | rājā ca bhīmasenaś ca sahadevaś ca pāṇḍavaḥ
nakulo yājñasenī ca ṣaḍ ekamanaso vayam
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| 4 | rājñaḥ saṃkramaṇe cāpi kālo 'yaṃ vartate dhruvam
tam imaṃ viddhi saṃprāptaṃ kālaṃ kālavidāṃ vara
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| 5 | sarvathā vṛṣṇidārāṃs tu bālavṛddhāṃs tathaiva ca
nayiṣye parigṛhyāham indraprastham ariṃdama
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| 6 | ity uktvā dārukam idaṃ vākyam āha dhanaṃjayaḥ
amātyān vṛṣṇivīrāṇāṃ draṣṭum icchāmi māciram
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| 7 | ity evam uktvā vacanaṃ sudharmāṃ yādavīṃ sabhām
praviveśārjunaḥ śūraḥ śocamāno mahārathān
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| 8 | tam āsanagataṃ tatra sarvāḥ prakṛtayas tathā
brāhmaṇā naigamāś caiva parivāryopatasthire
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| 9 | tān dīnamanasaḥ sarvān nibhṛtān gatacetasaḥ
uvācedaṃ vacaḥ pārthaḥ svayaṃ dīnataras tadā
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| 10 | śakraprastham ahaṃ neṣye vṛṣṇyandhakajanaṃ svayam
idaṃ tu nagaraṃ sarvaṃ samudraḥ plāvayiṣyati
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| 11 | sajjīkuruta yānāni ratnāni vividhāni ca
vajro 'yaṃ bhavatāṃ rājā śakraprasthe bhaviṣyati
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| 12 | saptame divase caiva ravau vimala udgate
bahir vatsyāmahe sarve sajjībhavata māciram
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| 13 | ity uktās tena te paurāḥ pārthenākliṣṭakarmaṇā
sajjam āśu tataś cakruḥ svasiddhyarthaṃ samutsukāḥ
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| 14 | tāṃ rātrim avasat pārthaḥ keśavasya niveśane
mahatā śokamohena sahasābhipariplutaḥ
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| 15 | śvobhūte 'tha tataḥ śaurir vasudevaḥ pratāpavān
yuktvātmānaṃ mahātejā jagāma gatim uttamām
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| 16 | tataḥ śabdo mahān āsīd vasudevasya veśmani
dāruṇaḥ krośatīnāṃ ca rudatīnāṃ ca yoṣitām
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| 17 | prakīrṇamūrdhajāḥ sarvā vimuktābharaṇasrajaḥ
urāṃsi pāṇibhir ghnantyo vyalapan karuṇaṃ striyaḥ
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| 18 | taṃ devakī ca bhadrā ca rohiṇī madirā tathā
anvāroḍhuṃ vyavasitā bhartāraṃ yoṣitāṃ varāḥ
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| 19 | tataḥ śauriṃ nṛyuktena bahumālyena bhārata
yānena mahatā pārtho bahir niṣkrāmayat tadā
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| 20 | tam anvayus tatra tatra duḥkhaśokasamāhatāḥ
dvārakāvāsinaḥ paurāḥ sarva eva nararṣabha
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| 21 | tasyāśvamedhikaṃ chatraṃ dīpyamānāś ca pāvakāḥ
purastāt tasya yānasya yājakāś ca tato yayuḥ
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| 22 | anujagmuś ca taṃ vīraṃ devyas tā vai svalaṃkṛtāḥ
strīsahasraiḥ parivṛtā vadhūbhiś ca sahasraśaḥ
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| 23 | yas tu deśaḥ priyas tasya jīvato 'bhūn mahātmanaḥ
tatrainam upasaṃkalpya pitṛmedhaṃ pracakrire
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| 24 | taṃ citāgnigataṃ vīraṃ śūraputraṃ varāṅganāḥ
tato 'nvāruruhuḥ patnyaś catasraḥ patilokagāḥ
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| 25 | taṃ vai catasṛbhiḥ strībhir anvitaṃ pāṇḍunandanaḥ
adāhayac candanaiś ca gandhair uccāvacair api
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| 26 | tataḥ prādurabhūc chabdaḥ samiddhasya vibhāvasoḥ
sāmagānāṃ ca nirghoṣo narāṇāṃ rudatām api
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| 27 | tato vajrapradhānās te vṛṣṇivīrakumārakāḥ
sarva evodakaṃ cakruḥ striyaś caiva mahātmanaḥ
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| 28 | aluptadharmas taṃ dharmaṃ kārayitvā sa phalgunaḥ
jagāma vṛṣṇayo yatra vinaṣṭā bharatarṣabha
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| 29 | sa tān dṛṣṭvā nipatitān kadane bhṛśaduḥkhitaḥ
babhūvātīva kauravyaḥ prāptakālaṃ cakāra ca
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| 30 | yathāpradhānataś caiva cakre sarvāḥ kriyās tadā
ye hatā brahmaśāpena musalair erakodbhavaiḥ
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| 31 | tataḥ śarīre rāmasya vāsudevasya cobhayoḥ
anviṣya dāhayām āsa puruṣair āptakāribhiḥ
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| 32 | sa teṣāṃ vidhivat kṛtvā pretakāryāṇi pāṇḍavaḥ
saptame divase prāyād ratham āruhya satvaraḥ
aśvayuktai rathaiś cāpi gokharoṣṭrayutair api
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| 33 | striyas tā vṛṣṇivīrāṇāṃ rudatyaḥ śokakarśitāḥ
anujagmur mahātmānaṃ pāṇḍuputraṃ dhanaṃjayam
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| 34 | bhṛtyās tv andhakavṛṣṇīnāṃ sādino rathinaś ca ye
vīrahīnaṃ vṛddhabālaṃ paurajānapadās tathā
yayus te parivāryātha kalatraṃ pārthaśāsanāt
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| 35 | kuñjaraiś ca gajārohā yayuḥ śailanibhais tathā
sapādarakṣaiḥ saṃyuktāḥ sottarāyudhikā yayuḥ
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| 36 | putrāś cāndhakavṛṣṇīnāṃ sarve pārtham anuvratāḥ
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāś caiva mahādhanāḥ
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| 37 | daśa ṣaṭ ca sahasrāṇi vāsudevāvarodhanam
puraskṛtya yayur vajraṃ pautraṃ kṛṣṇasya dhīmataḥ
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| 38 | bahūni ca sahasrāṇi prayutāny arbudāni ca
bhojavṛṣṇyandhakastrīṇāṃ hatanāthāni niryayuḥ
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| 39 | tat sāgarasamaprakhyaṃ vṛṣṇicakraṃ maharddhimat
uvāha rathināṃ śreṣṭhaḥ pārthaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ
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| 40 | niryāte tu jane tasmin sāgaro makarālayaḥ
dvārakāṃ ratnasaṃpūrṇāṃ jalenāplāvayat tadā
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| 41 | tad adbhutam abhiprekṣya dvārakāvāsino janāḥ
tūrṇāt tūrṇataraṃ jagmur aho daivam iti bruvan
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| 42 | kānaneṣu ca ramyeṣu parvateṣu nadīṣu ca
nivasann ānayām āsa vṛṣṇidārān dhanaṃjayaḥ
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| 43 | sa pañcanadam āsādya dhīmān atisamṛddhimat
deśe gopaśudhānyāḍhye nivāsam akarot prabhuḥ
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| 44 | tato lobhaḥ samabhavad dasyūnāṃ nihateśvarāḥ
dṛṣṭvā striyo nīyamānāḥ pārthenaikena bhārata
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| 45 | tatas te pāpakarmāṇo lobhopahatacetasaḥ
ābhīrā mantrayām āsuḥ sametyāśubhadarśanāḥ
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| 46 | ayam eko 'rjuno yoddhā vṛddhabālaṃ hateśvaram
nayaty asmān atikramya yodhāś ceme hataujasaḥ
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| 47 | tato yaṣṭipraharaṇā dasyavas te sahasraśaḥ
abhyadhāvanta vṛṣṇīnāṃ taṃ janaṃ loptrahāriṇaḥ
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| 48 | mahatā siṃhanādena drāvayantaḥ pṛthagjanam
abhipetur dhanārthaṃ te kālaparyāyacoditāḥ
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| 49 | tato nivṛttaḥ kaunteyaḥ sahasā sapadānugaḥ
uvāca tān mahābāhur arjunaḥ prahasann iva
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| 50 | nivartadhvam adharmajñā yadi stha na mumūrṣavaḥ
nedānīṃ śaranirbhinnāḥ śocadhvaṃ nihatā mayā
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| 51 | tathoktās tena vīreṇa kadarthīkṛtya tad vacaḥ
abhipetur janaṃ mūḍhā vāryamāṇāḥ punaḥ punaḥ
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| 52 | tato 'rjuno dhanur divyaṃ gāṇḍīvam ajaraṃ mahat
āropayitum ārebhe yatnād iva kathaṃ cana
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| 53 | cakāra sajyaṃ kṛcchreṇa saṃbhrame tumule sati
cintayām āsa cāstrāṇi na ca sasmāra tāny api
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| 54 | vaikṛtyaṃ tan mahad dṛṣṭvā bhujavīrye tathā yudhi
divyānāṃ ca mahāstrāṇāṃ vināśād vrīḍito 'bhavat
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| 55 | vṛṣṇiyodhāś ca te sarve gajāśvarathayāyinaḥ
na śekur āvartayituṃ hriyamāṇaṃ ca taṃ janam
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| 56 | kalatrasya bahutvāt tu saṃpatatsu tatas tataḥ
prayatnam akarot pārtho janasya parirakṣaṇe
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| 57 | miṣatāṃ sarvayodhānāṃ tatas tāḥ pramadottamāḥ
samantato 'vakṛṣyanta kāmāc cānyāḥ pravavrajuḥ
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| 58 | tato gāṇḍīvanirmuktaiḥ śaraiḥ pārtho dhanaṃjayaḥ
jaghāna dasyūn sodvego vṛṣṇibhṛtyaiḥ saha prabhuḥ
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| 59 | kṣaṇena tasya te rājan kṣayaṃ jagmur ajihmagāḥ
akṣayā hi purā bhūtvā kṣīṇāḥ kṣatajabhojanāḥ
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| 60 | sa śarakṣayam āsādya duḥkhaśokasamāhataḥ
dhanuṣkoṭyā tadā dasyūn avadhīt pākaśāsaniḥ
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| 61 | prekṣatas tv eva pārthasya vṛṣṇyandhakavarastriyaḥ
jagmur ādāya te mlecchāḥ samantāj janamejaya
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| 62 | dhanaṃjayas tu daivaṃ tan manasācintayat prabhuḥ
duḥkhaśokasamāviṣṭo niḥśvāsaparamo 'bhavat
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| 63 | astrāṇāṃ ca praṇāśena bāhuvīryasya saṃkṣayāt
dhanuṣaś cāvidheyatvāc charāṇāṃ saṃkṣayeṇa ca
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| 64 | babhūva vimanāḥ pārtho daivam ity anucintayan
nyavartata tato rājan nedam astīti cābravīt
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| 65 | tataḥ sa śeṣam ādāya kalatrasya mahāmatiḥ
hṛtabhūyiṣṭharatnasya kurukṣetram avātarat
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| 66 | evaṃ kalatram ānīya vṛṣṇīnāṃ hṛtaśeṣitam
nyaveśayata kauravyas tatra tatra dhanaṃjayaḥ
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| 67 | hārdikyatanayaṃ pārtho nagaraṃ mārtikāvatam
bhojarājakalatraṃ ca hṛtaśeṣaṃ narottamaḥ
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| 68 | tato vṛddhāṃś ca bālāṃś ca striyaś cādāya pāṇḍavaḥ
vīrair vihīnān sarvāṃs tāñ śakraprasthe nyaveśayat
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| 69 | yauyudhāniṃ sarasvatyāṃ putraṃ sātyakinaḥ priyam
nyaveśayata dharmātmā vṛddhabālapuraskṛtam
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| 70 | indraprasthe dadau rājyaṃ vajrāya paravīrahā
vajreṇākrūradārās tu vāryamāṇāḥ pravavrajuḥ
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| 71 | rukmiṇī tv atha gāndhārī śaibyā haimavatīty api
devī jāmbavatī caiva viviśur jātavedasam
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| 72 | satyabhāmā tathaivānyā devyaḥ kṛṣṇasya saṃmatāḥ
vanaṃ praviviśū rājaṃs tāpasye kṛtaniścayāḥ
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| 73 | dvārakāvāsino ye tu puruṣāḥ pārtham anvayuḥ
yathārhaṃ saṃvibhajyainān vajre paryadadaj jayaḥ
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| 74 | sa tat kṛtvā prāptakālaṃ bāṣpeṇāpihito 'rjunaḥ
kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṃ rājan dadarśāsīnam āśrame
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